Cross References Speak to the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod by their kindreds, of all the princes of the tribes, twelve rods, and write the name of every man upon his rod. Numbers 17:1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Numbers 17:3 And the name of Aaron shall be for the tribe of Levi, and one rod shall contain all their families: Ezekiel 37:16 And thou son of man, take thee a stick: and write upon it: Of Juda, and of the children of Israel his associates: and take another stick and write upon it: For Joseph the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel, and of his associates. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Speak to the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod by their kindreds, of all the princes of the tribes, twelve rods, and write the name of every man upon his rod. A rod. Numbers 1:5-16 Whose names are these: Of Ruben, Elisur the son of Sedeur. . . . Numbers 2:3-30 On the east Juda shall pitch his tents by the bands of his army: and the prince of his sons; shall be Nahasson the son of Aminadab. . . . Numbers 10:14-27 The sons of Juda by their troops: whose prince was Nahasson the son of Aminadab. . . . twelve rods Genesis 49:10 The sceptre shall not be taken away from Juda, nor a ruler from his thigh, till he come that is to be sent, and he shall be the expectation of nations. Exodus 4:2,17 Then he said to him: What is that thou holdest in thy hand? He answered: A rod. . . . Psalm 110:2 The Lord will send forth the sceptre of thy power out of Sion: rule thou in the midst of thy enemies. Psalm 125:3 For the Lord will not leave the rod of sinners upon the lot of the just: that the just may not stretch forth their hands to iniquity. Ezekiel 19:14 And a fire is gone out from a rod of her branches, which hath devoured her fruit: so that she now hath no strong rod, to be a sceptre of rulers. This is a lamentation, and it shall be for a lamentation. Ezekiel 21:10,13 It is sharpened to kill victims: it is furbished that it may glitter: thou removest the sceptre of my son, thou hast cut down every tree. . . . Ezekiel 37:16-20 And thou son of man, take thee a stick: and write upon it: Of Juda, and of the children of Israel his associates: and take another stick and write upon it: For Joseph the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel, and of his associates. . . . Micah 7:14 Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thy inheritance, them that dwell alone in the forest, in the midst of Carmel: they shall feed in Basan and Galaad, according to the days of old. Context Aaron's Staff Buds1And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2Speak to the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod by their kindreds, of all the princes of the tribes, twelve rods, and write the name of every man upon his rod.3And the name of Aaron shall be for the tribe of Levi, and one rod shall contain all their families:… Lexicon “Speakדַּבֵּ֣ר ׀ (dab·bêr) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to the Israelites בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son and take וְקַ֣ח (wə·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take from them מֵֽאִתָּ֡ם (mê·’it·tām) Preposition-m | Direct object marker | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case twelve שְׁנֵ֥ים (šə·nêm) Number - md Strong's Hebrew 8147: Two (a cardinal number) staffs, מַטֶּה֩ (maṭ·ṭeh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4294: A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe [one] מַטֶּ֣ה (maṭ·ṭeh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4294: A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe from the leader נְשִֽׂיאֵהֶם֙ (nə·śî·’ê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5387: An exalted one, a king, sheik, a rising mist of each כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every tribe. אֲבֹתָ֔ם (’ă·ḇō·ṯām) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1: Father Write תִּכְתֹּ֖ב (tiḵ·tōḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3789: To grave, to write each אִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person man’s name שְׁמ֔וֹ (šə·mōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8034: A name on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against his staff, מַטּ֑וֹת (maṭ·ṭō·wṯ) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 4294: A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe Additional Translations “Speak to the Israelites and take from them twelve staffs, one from the leader of each tribe. Write each man’s name on his staff,Speak to the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write you every man's name on his rod. Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of them rods, one for each fathers house, of all their princes according to their fathers houses, twelve rods: write thou every man's name upon his rod. Speak to the children of Israel, and take rods of them, according to the houses of their families, a rod from all their princes, according to the houses of their families, twelve rods, and write the name of each on his rod. Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of them a staff, a staff for each father's house, of all their princes according to the houses of their fathers, twelve staves: thou shalt write each one's name upon his staff. Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of them rods, one for each fathers' house, of all their princes according to their fathers' houses, twelve rods: write thou every man's name upon his rod. Speak to the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers, twelve rods: write thou every man's name upon his rod. "Speak to the children of Israel, and take of them rods, one for each fathers' house, of all their princes according to their fathers' houses, twelve rods: write every man's name on his rod. 'Speak unto the sons of Israel, and take from them each a rod, for a father's house, from all their princes, for the house of their fathers, twelve rods; the name of each thou dost write on his rod, Jump to Previous Children House Household Houses Israel Leaders Princes Rod Rods Speak Twelve WriteJump to Next Children House Household Houses Israel Leaders Princes Rod Rods Speak Twelve WriteLinks Numbers 17:2 NIVNumbers 17:2 NLT Numbers 17:2 ESV Numbers 17:2 NASB Numbers 17:2 KJV Numbers 17:2 Bible Apps Numbers 17:2 Biblia Paralela Numbers 17:2 Chinese Bible Numbers 17:2 French Bible Numbers 17:2 German Bible Alphabetical: a according all ancestral and each fathers father's for from get his household households Israel Israelites leader leaders man name of on one rod rods shall sons Speak staff staffs the their them to tribes twelve Write You OT Law: Numbers 17:2 Speak to the children of Israel (Nu Num.) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |